A NATURAL CONFUSION AND PUZZLE

The senior anchor of talk show Bolta Pakistan Nusrat Javed is never seen in good mood listening the name of Sheikh Rashed Ahmed. A few months ago when his co-anchor Mushtaq Minhas mentioned his name the senior anchor Nusrat Javed in a very bad taste remarked back in a very hateful tune “this Sheeda Tulli”. He further reminded his co-anchor "Mushtaq Minhas Sahib you remember three years back we decided never to take Sheikh Rashed in our programmes”. Last week Nusrat Javed was seen in blue and so high temperament though it is routine with him to show his temperament by repeatedly saying “my blood pressure is increasing”. His so much highest ever ill manner temperament was on mention of Sheikh Rashed whom he saw an hour or so before in the Off The Record by Kashif Abbasi exclusive with Sheikh Rashed. In this show Sheikh Rashed and General (R) Hamid Gul viewed that people were looking towards Chief Justice and expected from him to move forward.

Though as is usual with most of the talk show Bolta Pakistan also invites its viewers to call them with any comments, nevertheless if the call unfortunately is bit critical to Jusrat Javed’s view he is to face insulting behaviour “Don’t teach me, do I need to learn from you, I am a political reporter and analysist etc”. Often the cool co-anchor Mushtaq Minhas cools him down reminding him how any caller needs to be listen and has the right to air his comments.

Viewing his above referred programme Nusrat Javed becoming blue on mention of Sheikh Rashed a very natural confusion has arisen in the mind of this senior citizen. Sheikh Rashed irrespective of the point how successful a politicians he is or what worth are his views, the point is he is the only person whom majority of the anchors repeatedly keep calling him. He is the only when he is called exclusively by most senior and most seen talk show anchors like Dr.Shahid Masood (Shahid Naama), Nasim Zahra (Policy Matters), Kamran Shahid (Front Line), Kashif Abbasi (Off the Record), Asma Shirazi (Faisla Aaap Ka in the street of Sheikh Rashed), Dr. Danish (Sawal Yah Hay), Asma Chaudhary (In Session), Waseem Badami etc. My natural confusion is are all these senior journalists unaware of any basics of “political reporting and analysing” and are all of them fool calling so much Sheikh Rashed. I wonder if due to law of nature in my this old age I have lost senses or despite age my confusion is logical and natural as hundreds of thousands every day get puzzled/confused and doubt their own senses listening repeatedly “democracy is the best revenge”.

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It was actually Imran Khan along with Sheikh Rasheed in that show. :dannyboy: I watched both that and Bolta Pakistan that day.

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Anchors, journalists, reporters, etc have a right to opinion. That opinion might not align with your own or general perception, but if you differ with that opinion and feel strongly about it, please change channels.

Sheikh Rasheed might not be a great political analyst but he has; one time and two fan following. TV programmes are not really based on what is politically robust analysis but what sells. Sheikh Rasheed helps them sell their programmes and that's fair enough. It is up to you to agree or disagree with him.

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i saw both programs that dai nusrat javaid was sooooo out of control...rather weird reaction from him...don know how his co anchor bear him..

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It’s all topi drama (without the hats, of course). :wink: Nothing serious. Just a ploy to increase ratings. Little of what you see on screen is true, and anyone that assumes it as truth does so at his/her own peril. I mean, agreed Nusrat Javed is the biggest cynic this side of the Red sea, but nevertheless, he and Mushtaq Minhas (he has a very slappable face, by the way), just put their best show on every night. Nothing about bearing him, it’s all for a good cause.

And besides, Aaj TV itself is in a bit of a financial trouble anyway. Part of the reason being that they don’t spread sensationalism, so not many people watch that channel. In the end, the antics of Nusrat Javed is the next best thing they’ve got. :hoonh: And for the record, this is one show that I don’t miss. I just wish they’d do more times a week.